Kate Ragsdale, a retired University of Alabama librarian, was found murdered in Feb. 24, 2013 at her home in The Highlands neighborhood. Tuscaloosa Violation Crimes Unit Capt. Gary Hood said there is now a $20,000 reward posted, in addition to a $5,000 reward already in place from the governor’s office.

The incident began about 12:45 a.m. at Creekwood Village Apartments when Tuscaloosa police officers came in contact with a vehicle believed to be stolen, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Kip Hart.

The shooting happened about 5:15 p.m. Thursday in the 4100 block of 20th Street in Tuscaloosa. Once on the scene, lawmen found the victim suffering from the gunshot wounds and took him to DCH Regional Medical Center where he remains with life-threatening injuries.

Tony Carver Simmons was initially arrested by Perry County authorities in 2014 and charged with 17 sex crimes. On Thursday, he was convicted of nine of those charges – one count of first-degree rape, four counts of first-degree sodomy and four counts of first-degree sex abuse.

Tuscaloosa police and the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2200 block of Second Street East on a report of a shooting. Capt. Gary Hood said investigators arrived on the scene to learn 48-year-old Marcus Jones had shot into a vehicle with two people inside. Neither of the occupants were injured.